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Dr Jia Xu Lim

MBBS, MRCS, FRCSEdin

Associate Consultant

National Neuroscience Institute

Specialty: Neurosurgery

Sub-specialties: General Neurosurgery

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
General Neurosurgery.

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant Neurosurgery Singapore General Hospital
Associate Consultant Department of Neurosurgery National Neuroscience Institute

Profile

Dr Lim Jia Xu is an Associate Consultant with the Department of Neurosurgery at the National Neuroscience Institute. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and underwent his Neurosurgical Residency training in Singapore.

Outside of the operating room, Dr Lim has a keen interest in research and clinical trials, and in the education of the next generation of doctors.

Education

Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Associate Consultant, Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute
Faculty, Neurosurgery Residency Programme

Awards

SingHealth Publish! Award, 2022
Neuroscience Academic Clinical Programme Research Paper – Young Researcher’s Award, 2021
Silver Award, Singapore Health Quality Service Awards, 2020
Outstanding Resident Award, Residency in SingHealth Excels Awards, 2019
Service with a Heart Award, Singhealth Awards, 2018
Wong Poi Kwong Award, National University of Singapore, 2012

Research Interests

Publications

Outcomes of decompressive craniectomy for large territory cerebral infarction with and without prior reperfusion: a multicentre retrospective review. JX Lim, SV Vedicherla, KJ Lee, SKS Chan, AJL Tan, NK Primalani, JX Han, L Lee. Acta Neurochir 2023;165:599-604
Paediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt failures: 12-year experience from a Singapore children’s hospital. JX Lim, HP Han, YW Foo, YH Chan, LP Ng, DCT Low, WT Seow, SYY Low. Childs Nerv Syst 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s00381-023-06007-x
A retrospective multicentre review of the efficiency of the novel coronavirus emergency operating theatre. JX Lim, SKS Chan, DCY Low. Singapore Med J 2023. DOI: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-422
Fibrofatty filum terminale: long-term outcomes from a Singapore children’s hospital. JX Lim, E Fong, C Goh, LP Ng, K Merchant, DCY Low, WT Seow, SYY Low. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022;31:197-205
Closed intracranial pressure is an objective intraoperative determinant of the adequacy of surgical decompression in traumatic acute subdural haematoma: a multicentre observational study. JX Lim, SJ Liu, TM Cheong, SE Saffari, JX Han, MW Chen. Acta Neurochir 2022;164:2741-2750
Intracranial pressure as an objective biomarker of decompression adequacy in large territory infarction: a multicenter observational study. JX Lim, SJ Liu, TM Cheong, SE Saffari, JX Han, MW Chen. Front Surg 2022;9:823899
Relevance of presenting risks of frailty, sarcopaenia and osteopaenia to outcomes from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. JX Lim, YG Lim, A Kumar, TM Cheong, JX Han, MW Chen, D Wen, W Lim, IHB Ng, VYP Ng, RW Kirollos, NCH Keong. BMC Geriatr 2022;22:333
Paediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformation: outcomes from a Singapore children’s hospital. JX Lim, TM Cheong, LP Ng, WT Seow, FHZ Chua, RW Kirollos, DCY Low, SYY Low. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022;31:106283
Monomodality versus combined therapy in optic pathway gliomas – 20-year experience from a Singapore children’s hospital, JX Lim, EEK Tan, LP Ng, WT Seow, KTE Chang, RX Wong, WS Looi, DCY Low, SYY Low. Front Surg 2022;9:827675
Prevention and treatment of CSF leaks in congenital complex spinal lipoma, JX Lim, SYY Low, LP Ng, WT Seow. Acta Neurochir 2022;164:1157-1160
Decompressive surgery in abusive head injury: experience from a Singapore children’s hospital and review of literature. TM Cheong, JX Lim, M Vinchon, LP Ng, DCY Low, WT Seow, SYY Low. Childs Nerv Syst 2022;38:2437-2444
Tethered cord secondary to focal nondisjunction of the primary neural tube: experience from a Singapore children’s hospital. YW Foo, JX Lim, NK Primalani, LP Ng, WT Seow, DCY Low, SYY Low. Br J Neurosurg 2022. DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2159931
Impact of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging on short-term and long-term outcomes after transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis, JJY Zhang, JX Lim, KS Lee, RW Kirollos, JP Rao. World Neurosurg 2022;167:184-194
The pressure differential efflux technique – a novel approach for troubleshooting air-locked external ventricular drainage systems: a technical note and review of literature. AA Kumar, JX Lim, R Bakthavachalam, JR Ker. J Clin Neurosci 2022;95:198-202
Saving the exposed deep brain stimulation implant: a comprehensive review of implant review of implant extrusion and reconstructive options. SL Zhang, JX Lim, SM Ho, EC Cheong, GHP lee, KR Wan, WH Ng, CH Pek. Ann Plast Surg 2022;89:e21-e30
Endoscopic excision of an aqueductal of Sylvius cavernoma causing obstructive hydrocephalus: technical note. DDL Loh, MW Chen, JX Lim, NCH Keong, RW Kirollos. Br J Neurosurg 2022. DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2024501
Decompressive craniectomy for internal carotid artery and middle carotid artery infarctions: a long-term comparative outcome study. JX Lim, SV Vedicherla, SKS Chan, NK Primalani, AJL Tan, SE Saffari, L Lee. Neurosurg Focus 2021;51:E10
Stereotactic radiosurgery in alveolar soft part sarcoma brain metastases: case series and literature review. JX Lim, B Karlsson, A Pang, BA Vellayappan, V Nga. J Clin Neurosci 2021;93:227-230
Trans-sulcal parafascicular approach to subcortical lesions. JX Lim, SKS Chan, PYK Hwang. J Clin Neurosci 2021;86:45-49